berg

¹

[ burg ]

noun

, Oceanography.

1. iceberg.

Berg

²

[ bergor, German berk burg ]

noun

1. Al·ban [ahl-, bahn, ahl, -bahn], 1885–1935, Austrian composer, noted for bringing expressive emotion to the twelve-tone technique.
2. Patricia Jane Patty, 1918–2006, U.S. golfer: a founding member of the LPGA.
3. Paul, 1926–2023, U.S. biochemist: shared Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1980.

berg

¹

/ bɜːɡ /

noun

1. short for iceberg

berg

²

/ bɜːɡ /

noun

1. a South African word for mountain

Berg

³

/ bɜːɡ; bɛrk /

noun

1. BergAlban (Maria Johannes)18851935MAustrianMUSIC: composer Alban ( Maria Johannes ) (ˈalbaːn). 1885–1935, Austrian composer: a pupil of Schoenberg. His works include the operas Wozzeck (1921) and Lulu (1935), a violin concerto (1935), chamber works, and songs
2. BergPaul1926MUSSCIENCE: biologist Paul . born 1926, US molecular biologist, the first to identify transfer RNA (1956). Nobel prize for chemistry 1980

Word History and Origins

Origin of berg¹

First recorded in 1815–25; by shortening

Example Sentences

This was meant to put boosters on the near-trillion-tonne berg, rifling it up into the South Atlantic and certain oblivion.

From BBC

About 75% of the continent's margin has floating platforms of ice that can eject bergs.

From BBC

The berg is expected shortly to step into a powerful current that will sweep it away into the Southern Ocean.

From BBC

The berg is being ground down by the warmer air and surface waters it's encountering as it drifts slowly away from the White Continent.

From BBC

“It is amazing to see this huge berg in person — it stretches as far as the eye can see.”

From Seattle Times

Related Words

• ice floe
• iceberg